11 April 2019

2019- n° 96
In March 2019, the prices of frequently purchased goods rose by 0.2% in hyper and supermarkets Price Index in large and predominantly-food stores - March 2019

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Year on year, further acceleration in prices in hyper and supermarkets
Slowdown in food prices in hyper and supermarkets
Year on year, accentuation of the decrease in the prices of cleaning and personal care products in hyper and supermarkets
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In March 2019, the prices of frequently purchased goods in hyper and supermarkets slightly slowed down over a month (+0.2%), after a sharp acceleration in February (+0.4% after +0.1%). The slowdown was a little more marked in large and predominantly food stores (+0.1% after +0.4% in the previous month).

Excluding hyper and supermarkets, the prices were stable in March after +0.4% in February.

Considering all kinds of stores, the prices of frequently purchased goods also slowed down (+0.1%).

Year on year, further acceleration in prices in hyper and supermarkets

Compared with the same month last year, the prices of frequently purchased goods sold in hyper and supermarkets grew a little more in March than in February: +1.6% year on year after +1.5% in the previous month. In large and predominantly food stores, the price increase was the same as in February (+1.5% year on year).

In the other kinds of stores, the prices of frequently purchased goods continued to rise more sharply than in large distributors: +2.3% year on year in March. This increase was a little less pronounced than in February (+2.5%).

Considering all types of stores, the increase in the prices of frequently purchased goods accelerated for the fifth consecutive month: +1.8% year on year in March after +1.7% in the previous month.

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tableauPrices of frequently purchased goods

Prices of frequently purchased goods
	Hyper and supermarkets	Other stores
2012-01	4.1	4.7
2012-02	4.1	4.7
2012-03	3.5	4.6
2012-04	3.0	4.3
2012-05	2.5	4.1
2012-06	2.0	3.9
2012-07	1.6	3.7
2012-08	1.5	3.3
2012-09	1.3	3.1
2012-10	1.4	3.2
2012-11	1.2	3.0
2012-12	1.0	2.7
2013-01	0.7	2.3
2013-02	0.6	2.3
2013-03	0.7	2.2
2013-04	0.7	2.2
2013-05	0.4	2.1
2013-06	0.5	2.2
2013-07	0.3	2.2
2013-08	0.4	2.2
2013-09	0.3	2.0
2013-10	0.0	1.7
2013-11	-0.1	1.6
2013-12	-0.2	1.4
2014-01	-0.1	1.3
2014-02	-0.1	1.0
2014-03	-0.1	0.7
2014-04	-0.2	0.5
2014-05	-0.3	0.4
2014-06	-0.5	0.2
2014-07	-0.6	0.1
2014-08	-0.8	-0.1
2014-09	-0.8	-0.2
2014-10	-0.8	-0.2
2014-11	-1.0	0.0
2014-12	-1.0	0.2
2015-01	-1.1	0.1
2015-02	-1.0	0.1
2015-03	-1.2	0.1
2015-04	-1.1	0.2
2015-05	-0.9	0.2
2015-06	-0.9	0.4
2015-07	-0.7	0.4
2015-08	-0.6	0.5
2015-09	-0.6	0.6
2015-10	-0.4	0.8
2015-11	-0.3	0.5
2015-12	-0.1	0.4
2016-01	-0.2	0.4
2016-02	-0.3	0.6
2016-03	-0.3	0.7
2016-04	-0.4	0.9
2016-05	-0.3	0.7
2016-06	-0.3	0.7
2016-07	-0.4	0.9
2016-08	-0.4	0.8
2016-09	-0.5	0.8
2016-10	-0.6	0.8
2016-11	-0.5	0.9
2016-12	-0.5	1.1
2017-01	-0.3	1.1
2017-02	-0.3	1.1
2017-03	-0.1	1.1
2017-04	0.1	1.1
2017-05	0.3	1.4
2017-06	0.4	1.5
2017-07	0.6	1.5
2017-08	0.7	1.7
2017-09	0.8	1.8
2017-10	0.8	1.8
2017-11	0.9	1.8
2017-12	0.8	1.7
2018-01	0.8	1.9
2018-02	0.9	1.9
2018-03	0.8	2.0
2018-04	0.8	1.9
2018-05	0.8	1.9
2018-06	0.6	2.0
2018-07	0.6	1.9
2018-08	0.8	2.0
2018-09	0.8	2.0
2018-10	0.8	2.1
2018-11	0.9	2.3
2018-12	1.1	2.3
2019-01	1.3	2.2
2019-02	1.5	2.5
2019-03	1.6	2.3

graphiquePrices of frequently purchased goods

Chargement en cours — Geographical coverage: metropolitan France.

*Source: INSEE - Consumer Price Indices.*

tableauPrices of frequently purchased goods

2015:100

Prices of frequently purchased goods (2015:100)
	Index March 2019	Changes (%) compared to
	Index March 2019	last month (m-o-m) (1)	12 months before (y-o-y) (2)
Hyper and supermarkets (A)	102.10	0.2	1.6
Large and predominantly food stores (A + neighborhood stores)	102.07	0.1	1.5
Other stores	106.00	0.0	2.3
All stores	102.81	0.1	1.8

(1) [m/(m-1)]
(2) [m/(m-12)]
Geographical coverage: metropolitan France
Source : INSEE – Consumer Price Indices

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tableauFrequently purchased goods price indices by main items

Frequently purchased goods price indices by main items
	Meat	Beverages	Food excluding fresh products	Cleaning, personal care products
2012-01	95.98	98.35	102.63	103.85
2012-02	96.33	98.79	102.51	103.76
2012-03	96.21	99.09	102.35	103.7
2012-04	96.12	99.22	102.43	103.69
2012-05	96.72	99.54	102.48	103.42
2012-06	96.76	99.55	102.46	103.62
2012-07	96.8	99.78	102.58	103.63
2012-08	97.25	100.02	102.57	103.92
2012-09	97.0	99.88	102.49	103.71
2012-10	97.74	99.9	102.56	103.73
2012-11	98.25	99.79	102.64	103.86
2012-12	98.69	99.46	102.49	103.84
2013-01	98.56	100.08	102.25	103.79
2013-02	98.88	100.29	101.97	103.76
2013-03	99.15	100.39	101.89	103.65
2013-04	99.16	100.37	101.84	103.69
2013-05	99.38	100.19	101.71	103.4
2013-06	99.61	100.21	101.85	103.4
2013-07	99.69	100.24	101.8	103.2
2013-08	100.3	100.41	101.85	103.51
2013-09	99.89	100.23	101.7	103.22
2013-10	100.04	100.05	101.47	103.08
2013-11	100.17	100.25	101.5	103.17
2013-12	100.05	100.07	101.4	103.19
2014-01	100.15	100.46	101.38	103.0
2014-02	100.28	100.37	101.28	102.89
2014-03	99.99	100.5	101.51	102.66
2014-04	99.95	100.27	101.53	102.2
2014-05	100.12	99.93	101.45	101.58
2014-06	100.15	99.86	101.2	101.47
2014-07	100.07	99.79	101.01	101.41
2014-08	100.31	99.9	100.92	101.57
2014-09	100.03	99.85	100.7	101.27
2014-10	99.91	99.81	100.61	101.01
2014-11	99.94	99.95	100.42	100.84
2014-12	100.04	99.83	100.34	100.45
2015-01	99.53	100.1	100.27	100.4
2015-02	99.76	100.11	100.19	100.39
2015-03	99.62	100.02	100.06	100.26
2015-04	99.58	100.1	99.98	100.29
2015-05	99.85	100.1	99.9	100.09
2015-06	99.94	100.0	99.88	99.81
2015-07	100.11	100.08	99.85	99.85
2015-08	100.42	100.11	99.9	100.0
2015-09	99.97	99.91	99.98	99.85
2015-10	100.11	99.81	100.02	99.77
2015-11	100.41	99.83	100.02	99.64
2015-12	100.7	99.83	99.95	99.66
2016-01	100.18	99.88	99.91	99.28
2016-02	100.19	99.81	99.81	99.28
2016-03	100.2	99.67	99.65	99.13
2016-04	100.22	99.62	99.54	99.03
2016-05	100.43	99.79	99.51	98.83
2016-06	100.13	99.82	99.5	98.89
2016-07	100.31	99.83	99.34	98.77
2016-08	100.53	99.96	99.42	99.0
2016-09	99.95	99.83	99.17	98.84
2016-10	99.87	99.8	99.1	98.94
2016-11	100.48	99.84	99.2	98.84
2016-12	100.53	99.8	99.14	99.02
2017-01	100.42	99.95	99.21	98.77
2017-02	100.45	100.0	99.13	98.79
2017-03	100.62	100.16	99.25	98.77
2017-04	100.53	100.19	99.53	98.59
2017-05	101.03	100.38	99.73	98.44
2017-06	101.19	100.36	99.79	98.72
2017-07	101.27	100.43	100.03	98.77
2017-08	101.82	100.42	100.14	98.94
2017-09	101.46	100.34	100.18	98.59
2017-10	101.48	100.3	100.05	98.78
2017-11	101.92	100.37	100.3	98.63
2017-12	101.84	100.21	100.32	98.78
2018-01	101.4	100.36	100.34	98.59
2018-02	101.91	100.36	100.3	98.69
2018-03	102.05	100.36	100.39	98.7
2018-04	101.91	100.48	100.56	98.65
2018-05	102.35	100.78	100.69	98.63
2018-06	102.31	100.71	100.74	98.32
2018-07	102.33	100.96	100.85	98.19
2018-08	102.81	101.52	101.16	98.41
2018-09	102.53	101.65	101.16	98.11
2018-10	102.33	101.74	101.2	98.18
2018-11	102.78	101.94	101.38	98.26
2018-12	102.93	102.04	101.55	98.66
2019-01	103.05	102.07	101.71	98.63
2019-02	103.7	102.81	101.97	98.58
2019-03	103.7	103.19	102.21	98.45

graphiqueFrequently purchased goods price indices by main items

tableauPrices of frequently purchased goods detailed by main items

2015:100

Prices of frequently purchased goods detailed by main items (2015:100)
	Index	Changes (%) compared to
	March 2019	last month (m-o-m) (1)	12 months before (y-o-y) (2)
Food and beverages (excluding fresh foodstuffs)	102.82	0.2	2.0
- Meat	103.70	0.0	1.6
- Beverages	103.19	0.4	2.8
- Other food products	102.21	0.2	1.8
Clearing and personal care products	98.45	-0.1	-0.3
Total Hyper and supermarkets	102.10	0.2	1.6

(1) [m/(m-1)]
(2) [m/(m-12)]
Geographical coverage: metropolitan France
Source: INSEE - Consumer Price Indices

Slowdown in food prices in hyper and supermarkets

After a sharp increase in February, the prices of food (excluding fresh products) sold in hyper and supermarkets grew more slowly in March: +0.2% after +0.5%. Year on year, they rose a little more than in the previous month (+2.0% after +1.9% in February).

The month-on-month slowdown resulted from that of meat and beverages prices and, to a lesser extent, in that of other food products.

After a marked rise in February (+0.6%), the prices of meat sold in hyper and supermarkets were stable in March. Year on year, they were less dynamic than in the previous month: +1.6% after +1.8% in February.

The prices of beverages sold in hyper and supermarkets slowed down to +0.4% in March after an increase of 0.7% in February. Year on year, they accelerated again: +2.8% after +2.4%.

The prices of other food products (excluding fresh food) rose a little less than in February (+0.2% after +0.3%). Year on year, they grew barely more than in the previous month (+1.8% after +1.7%).

Year on year, accentuation of the decrease in the prices of cleaning and personal care products in hyper and supermarkets

In March, the prices of cleaning and personal care products sold in hyper and supermarkets fell at the same pace as in the previous month (−0.1%). Year on year, their prices declined more strongly than in February: −0.3% after −0.1%.